diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index cf85a4165b01..5183bc2a1916 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ static loff_t cifs_llseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 		   setting the revalidate time to zero */
 		CIFS_I(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->time = 0;
 
-		retval = cifs_revalidate_dentry(file->f_path.dentry);
+		retval = cifs_revalidate_file(file);
 		if (retval < 0)
 			return (loff_t)retval;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
index 2af995ca8955..7aa57ecdc437 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ extern int cifs_mkdir(struct inode *, struct dentry *, int);
 extern int cifs_rmdir(struct inode *, struct dentry *);
 extern int cifs_rename(struct inode *, struct dentry *, struct inode *,
 		       struct dentry *);
+extern int cifs_revalidate_file(struct file *filp);
 extern int cifs_revalidate_dentry(struct dentry *);
 extern int cifs_getattr(struct vfsmount *, struct dentry *, struct kstat *);
 extern int cifs_setattr(struct dentry *, struct iattr *);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
index ce9199f0af9d..39e47f46dea5 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsproto.h
@@ -104,10 +104,12 @@ extern void cifs_fattr_to_inode(struct inode *inode, struct cifs_fattr *fattr);
 extern struct inode *cifs_iget(struct super_block *sb,
 			       struct cifs_fattr *fattr);
 
+extern int cifs_get_file_info(struct file *filp);
 extern int cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **pinode,
 			const unsigned char *search_path,
 			FILE_ALL_INFO *pfile_info,
 			struct super_block *sb, int xid, const __u16 *pfid);
+extern int cifs_get_file_info_unix(struct file *filp);
 extern int cifs_get_inode_info_unix(struct inode **pinode,
 			const unsigned char *search_path,
 			struct super_block *sb, int xid);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/file.c b/fs/cifs/file.c
index b90f8f2ca85c..1389f6ecef9e 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/file.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/file.c
@@ -1890,11 +1890,10 @@ static ssize_t cifs_read(struct file *file, char *read_data, size_t read_size,
 
 int cifs_file_mmap(struct file *file, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 {
-	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
 	int rc, xid;
 
 	xid = GetXid();
-	rc = cifs_revalidate_dentry(dentry);
+	rc = cifs_revalidate_file(file);
 	if (rc) {
 		cFYI(1, ("Validation prior to mmap failed, error=%d", rc));
 		FreeXid(xid);
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index f050dba920cb..0d034a84bb8d 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -268,6 +268,31 @@ cifs_create_dfs_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, struct super_block *sb)
 	fattr->cf_flags |= CIFS_FATTR_DFS_REFERRAL;
 }
 
+int cifs_get_file_info_unix(struct file *filp)
+{
+	int rc;
+	int xid;
+	FILE_UNIX_BASIC_INFO find_data;
+	struct cifs_fattr fattr;
+	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
+	struct cifsTconInfo *tcon = cifs_sb->tcon;
+	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = (struct cifsFileInfo *) filp->private_data;
+
+	xid = GetXid();
+	rc = CIFSSMBUnixQFileInfo(xid, tcon, cfile->netfid, &find_data);
+	if (!rc) {
+		cifs_unix_basic_to_fattr(&fattr, &find_data, cifs_sb);
+	} else if (rc == -EREMOTE) {
+		cifs_create_dfs_fattr(&fattr, inode->i_sb);
+		rc = 0;
+	}
+
+	cifs_fattr_to_inode(inode, &fattr);
+	FreeXid(xid);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 int cifs_get_inode_info_unix(struct inode **pinode,
 			     const unsigned char *full_path,
 			     struct super_block *sb, int xid)
@@ -469,6 +494,47 @@ cifs_all_info_to_fattr(struct cifs_fattr *fattr, FILE_ALL_INFO *info,
 	fattr->cf_gid = cifs_sb->mnt_gid;
 }
 
+int cifs_get_file_info(struct file *filp)
+{
+	int rc;
+	int xid;
+	FILE_ALL_INFO find_data;
+	struct cifs_fattr fattr;
+	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb = CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
+	struct cifsTconInfo *tcon = cifs_sb->tcon;
+	struct cifsFileInfo *cfile = (struct cifsFileInfo *) filp->private_data;
+
+	xid = GetXid();
+	rc = CIFSSMBQFileInfo(xid, tcon, cfile->netfid, &find_data);
+	if (rc == -EOPNOTSUPP || rc == -EINVAL) {
+		/*
+		 * FIXME: legacy server -- fall back to path-based call?
+ 		 * for now, just skip revalidating and mark inode for
+ 		 * immediate reval.
+ 		 */
+		rc = 0;
+		CIFS_I(inode)->time = 0;
+		goto cgfi_exit;
+	} else if (rc == -EREMOTE) {
+		cifs_create_dfs_fattr(&fattr, inode->i_sb);
+		rc = 0;
+	} else if (rc)
+		goto cgfi_exit;
+
+	/*
+	 * don't bother with SFU junk here -- just mark inode as needing
+	 * revalidation.
+	 */
+	cifs_all_info_to_fattr(&fattr, &find_data, cifs_sb, false);
+	fattr.cf_uniqueid = CIFS_I(inode)->uniqueid;
+	fattr.cf_flags |= CIFS_FATTR_NEED_REVAL;
+	cifs_fattr_to_inode(inode, &fattr);
+cgfi_exit:
+	FreeXid(xid);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 int cifs_get_inode_info(struct inode **pinode,
 	const unsigned char *full_path, FILE_ALL_INFO *pfindData,
 	struct super_block *sb, int xid, const __u16 *pfid)
@@ -1465,6 +1531,26 @@ cifs_invalidate_mapping(struct inode *inode)
 	invalidate_remote_inode(inode);
 }
 
+int cifs_revalidate_file(struct file *filp)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+
+	if (!cifs_inode_needs_reval(inode))
+		goto check_inval;
+
+	if (CIFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->tcon->unix_ext)
+		rc = cifs_get_file_info_unix(filp);
+	else
+		rc = cifs_get_file_info(filp);
+
+check_inval:
+	if (CIFS_I(inode)->invalid_mapping)
+		cifs_invalidate_mapping(inode);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
 /* revalidate a dentry's inode attributes */
 int cifs_revalidate_dentry(struct dentry *dentry)
 {